Old-Salt

LE

You can be too patriotic, but this isn't! One of the pleasant things in Cyprus is when you go to the cinema they play the National Anthem, show a short film of Liz n Phil inspecting the troops and everybody stands up - should do that at the flicks here and at every other public event. Anyone who fails to pay appropriate respect can have their 'benefits' stopped or better still be invited to emigrate.

A DEAD STATESMAN

I could not dig: I dared not rob:
Therefore I lied to please the mob.
Now all my lies are proved untrue
And I must face the men I slew.
What tale shall serve me here among
Mine angry and defrauded young?